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1、单元测试卷（一）(时间：100分钟；满分：120分).阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。AA new study has claimed that men really are more intelligent than women.The study concluded that mens IQs are almost four points higher than womens.Britishborn researcher John Philippe Ruston says the finding could
2、 explain why so few women make it to the top in the workplace.He claims the “glass ceiling” phenomenon is probably due to inferior(较差的)intelligence，rather than discrimination or lack of opportunity.The University of Western Ontario psychologist(心理学家)reached his conclusion after scrutinizing the resu
3、lts of university tests taken by 100，000 students aged 17 and 18 of both sexes.A focus on the factors such as the ability to quickly grasp of a complex concept，verbal reasoning skills and creativitysome of the key factors of intelligenceshowed that the male teenagers had IQs that were an average of
4、3.63 points higher.The average person has an IQ of around 100.The findings，which held true for all classes and levels of parental education，overturn(推翻)a 100year conclusion that men and women average the same in general mental ability.They also conflict with evidence that girls do better in school e
5、xams than boys.But Professor Ruston argues that the faster maturing of girls leads to them performing better than boys in the classroom.【语篇解读】最新科研成果表明，男性比女性智商高。1The report is mainly about_Aa study that shows men are cleverer than womenBthe“glass ceiling” phenomenonCProfessor Rustons theory of IQDthe
6、 difference between the male and female【解析】主旨大意题。文章第一段第一句话即点明中心，介绍一项研究成果男性比女性智商高。【答案】A2The underlined word “scrutinizing” in the fourth paragraph probably means_Amaking upBcarrying outCexamining carefully Dlooking at【解析】词义猜测题。根据第四段内容可知，得出结论应该是在“仔细研究”试验结果之后。【答案】C3We can infer that the average woman h
7、as an IQ of_Aa little less than 100 B100Cmore than 100 D96.37【解析】推理判断题。文章第五段提到男性的平均智商比女性高3.63，而人的平均智商约为100。那么可推断出，女性的平均智商应略低于100。【答案】A4Which of the following opinions does Professor Ruston NOT accept?AMens IQs are almost four points higher than womens.BFew women make it to the top in the workplace.C
8、Men and women average the same in general mental ability.DThe faster maturing of girls leads to them outshining boys in the classroom.【解析】细节理解题。根据第六段第一句可知，研究成果证明男性与女性在心智能力上是不同的，C不正确。【答案】CBYawning is so contagious(具有传染性的)that chimpanzees can “catch” it from cartoons，according to research.Scientists f
9、rom Emory University in Atlanta，the US，have discovered that a cartoon of a yawning chimp will stimulate(刺激)real chimps to yawn.They describe in the Royal Society journal，Proceedings B，how this could assist in the future study of empathy(同感，共鸣)The work could also help explain it and how computer game
10、s might cause children to imitate what they see on screen.Previous studies have already shown，contagious yawning in chimpanzeesstimulated by videorecorded footage of yawns.“We wanted to expand on that，”explained Matthew Campbell，a researcher from Emory Universitys Yerkes National Primate Research Ce
11、nter and lead author of the study.“Were interested in using cartoons for presenting stimuli to animals，because we can control all the features of what we show them，”he continued.Although Dr Campbell doesnt think the chimps were“fooled”by the cartoons into thinking they were looking at real chimps，he
12、 explained that there was evidence that chimpanzees “process animated(动画的)faces the same way they process photographs of faces”He said，“Its not a real chimpanzee，but this kind of looks like a chimpanzee，and they respond to that.”He and his team，including Devyn Carter who designed the cartoons，showed
13、 the animals the yawning sequences.“We also had the cartoons doing other movements with their mouths that the chimps often do，”he said.“The chimps showed a lot more yawning during the yawn video when the control videos were playing.”He told BBC News that the only way he and his colleagues could expl
14、ain the “very strong difference”they saw was that seeing the yawns made the animals yawn.【语篇解读】研究表明，黑猩猩会模仿动画片中黑猩猩的打哈欠动作，如果能充分利用黑猩猩的这种模仿能力，人类对动物行为的控制将取得重大突破。5According to the passage，the scientists have found that_Ayawning is a contagious facial expression among chimpsBchimps will imitate a cartoon c
15、himp who is yawningCchimps are able to understand cartoons very wellDchimps like watching cartoons very much【解析】细节理解题。根据第二段第一句可知黑猩猩看到动画片中打哈欠的黑猩猩时，会进行模仿。【答案】B6According to the passage，we can learn that_Ayawning on both cartoon videos and pictures can make chimps yawnBDevyn Carter led the study about contagious yawningCchildren will also be stimulated to yawn by the videos of chimpsDpeople can control all the features of animals through cartoons【解析】细节理解题。根据第五段后半部分中的内容可知无论是动画片中还是图片中的打哈欠动作都可以让黑猩猩打哈欠。【答案】A7By studying the action of chimps，the scientists hop
